Lenoir County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Lenoir County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 28, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 16 and injured 334 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

16killed · 334 injured

32.6 milongest path · 1975

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F114

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 28, 1984	F4	28 mi	1,223 yd	153	16
Apr 16, 2011	EF3	20.4 mi	400 yd	30	0
Mar 28, 1984	F3	9 mi	527 yd	81	0
Mar 14, 1975	F2	32.6 mi	100 yd	20	0
Sep 16, 1996	F2	1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Mar 29, 1991	F1	12 mi	100 yd	33	0
Oct 9, 1976	F1	5.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 14, 1973	F1	5.2 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1999	F1	3 mi	10 yd	2	0
Aug 2, 1993	F1	2.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1998	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1998	F1	1.5 mi	80 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 22, 2023	EF1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 5, 2019	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 14, 2018	EF0	9 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF3	20.4 mi	400 yd	30
May 5, 2009	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Apr 5, 2008	EF0	2.9 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 22, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 29, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Feb 14, 2000	F0	0.1 mi	—	0
Apr 15, 1999	F1	3 mi	10 yd	2
Apr 1, 1998	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 1, 1998	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 28, 1984, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Greene County, NC20 Jones County, NC23 Wayne County, NC30 Duplin County, NC42 Pitt County, NC33 Craven County, NC40 Onslow County, NC49 Wilson County, NC20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lenoir County, North Carolina had?

30 tornadoes touched Lenoir County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lenoir County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 28, 1984, with a 28-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lenoir County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 30). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).